Wagner offensive tackle Greg Senat, who originally attended the school on a basketball scholarship, went to the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Prior to Senat being selected with the No. 212 overall pick this spring, former Monmouth tight end, a four-time all-NEC honoree, was the conference’s last draft pick. Nalbone went to the Dolphins with the 161st pick in the 2009 NFL Draft (5th Round).

Although Senat is the first NFL Draft pick in Wagner’s NEC history, the Seahawks have had a presence in the NFL in recent years. Former all-NEC linebacker Julian Stanford has played in 59 NFL games since 2012 and the veteran signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills this past offseason.

Their offense features the third-leading passer in NEC history, but the Dukes’ latest performance proves they’re much more than one-dimensional.

One week after scoring three touchdowns in a convincing win over Patriot League member Bucknell, freshman AJ Hines erupted for 189 yards rushing and two scores in a win over regional rival Dayton. The rookie running back accounted for the highest single-game rushing output by a DU freshman since Larry McCoy (the program’s all-time rushing leader) logged 195 yards at Nicholls State on Sept. 12, 2009.

As a result, Hines, who scored on touchdown runs of 10 and 37 yards, snared the STATS Inc FCS Freshman Player of the Week award.

The defending Northeast Conference champion Dukes had a hole to fill at running back and they’ve filled it with a true freshman. Hines was a workhorse in their 34-20 win over Dayton, which avenged a loss from last season. He carried the ball 29 times for 189 yards – the most by a Dukes freshman in seven years – and two touchdowns. Adept at picking up yards in bunches, he scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter and a 37-yard run in the fourth quarter, giving him five touchdowns on the young season. He’s been named NEC rookie of the week in two of the season’s first three weeks. – STATS Inc

STATS, which also issues weekly awards on offense, defense and special teams, lauded two more NEC players with a Week 3 Honorable Mention. Duquesne’s Christian Kuntz was a top candidate for the Defensive Player of the Week honor after leading Duquesne’s dominant effort with 6.0 tackles for loss. Saint Francis’ Marcus Bagley, who ran for a Division I FCS single-game season high 220 yards at Columbia, was one of seven offensive players to receive an Honorable Mention. Read more here.

It was the biggest stage that Saint Francis had ever played on during its history as a Division I FCS program, but the moment wasn’t too big for the Red Flash’s All-American return man.

Senior Lorenzo Jerome, who was the 2015 national leader in kickoff return average, torched No. 13 Montana for 237 all-purpose yards. He logged 196 yards and one touchdown on four kickoff returns during the 41-31 season-opening setback that was played before a crowd of 26,002 in Missoula.

As a result, STATS Inc., the leader in FCS coverage, tabbed the SFU senior as its top special teamer of the week.

Jerome returned a kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter and it wasn’t even his longest return in the Northeast Conference team’s 41-31 loss at FCS power Montana. In the third quarter, the second-team STATS FCS All-America kickoff returner had an 86-yard return to the Montana 7, which set up a Red Flash touchdown and gave his team a 17-13 lead in the third quarter. He finished with 196 yards on four kick returns and had another 41 yards on two punt returns. He also terrorized Montana on defense, collecting 10 tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss, two interceptions and one pass breakup – STATS Inc.

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Dillon Buechel has received plenty of recognition for his ability to throw a football, but Duquesne’s senior signal caller deserves a little love for his fashion sense, too.

Buechel appeared at #NECFB Social Media Day (back on July 21) wearing a light, slim-fitting two-piece suit that most definitely turned some heads during his walk up the red carpet and into the MetLife Stadium Coaches’ Club.

Arguably the best-dressed quarterback in the FCS, Buechel wasn’t the lone NEC athlete to show some style.

Bryant defensive back Chuckie Wingate went with the three-piece suit and wore it well.

As a group, Duquesne received social media attention for the neckties worn by Buechel and Christian Kuntz.